Dish-mop.



C S. NELSON.

DISH MOP.

RENEWED APR. I9. 1915.

APPLICATION EILED MAY 29, 1911. 1,150,957.

Patented Aug. 24, 1915.

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s'rarn rare CHARLES s. NELSON, or PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

DISH-MOP,

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 24, 1915.

Application filed May 29, 1911, Serial No. 629,992. Renewed April 19,1915. Serial No. 22,487.

To. all whom it may. concernf Be it known that I, CHARLES S. NELSON, ofthe city and county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Dish- -Mops; and I dohereby declare the following specification, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of the same, to be a full, clear,and exact de-' scription thereof.

The invention relates to an improved mop for cleaning dishes and the.like, and has for its object to provide a mop of this character whichwill'be firmly secured upon its handle and not liable to becomedisengaged therefrom when in use.

To this end the invention consists of the improved form of dishmop'hereinafter de.-.

scribed and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved dish-mop in itscompleted form. Fig. 2 is a a side elevation showing the threads inposition for the second binding operation.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation showing the second binding operationcompleted. Fig. 7 is a side elevation showing the position of thethreads during the third or final binding 35 operation.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the handle of my improveddish-mop which is provided adjacent one end with two angular flanges 2and 3 and an annular concaved groove 4 between said flanges. The endportion.5 of the handle which extends beyond the flange 3 is tapered,all as shown in Fig. 2, and for a purpose to be hereinafter re ferredto. Extending transversely through the handle 1 at the grooved portion4- is a hole to receive the binding wire 7, as shown in said Fig. 2..After one end 7 of the binding wire 7 has been passed through said hole6, and bent down so as to extend beyond the tapered end 5, a bunch ofthreads or looks of wool 8 are arranged around the handle in the mannershown in Fig. 4, with the lower ends of the threads projecting beyondthe end of the handle and the upper portions of the same extending alongthe handle. With the threads 8 in this position the groove -il, as shownin Fig. 4. The upper half of the threads'8 is now drawn down overthewinding 9 and the end 7 of the wire.7 is passed through to theexteriorof sa1d turned down threads, as shown in Fig. 0. sa1d bindingwire 7 1s now wound tightly aroundthe threads 8 at a point adjacent' theflange 3 upon the-large portion of the tapered end 5 to form the secondwinding 10, as shown in Fig. (5. A portion of the threads S are nowdrawn back over the winding 10 and the binding wire 7 is wound aroundthe remainingthreads at a point adjacent the free end of the tapered end5 to form a third winding 11, asshown in Fig. 7. The ends 7' and 7 ofthe binding wire 7 are now twisted together, as shown in said Fig. 7,and the drawn back ends of the threads Bare drawn down over the winding11 to complete the mop.

' "It will be seen that withthe above described method of securing theinop upon' the handle there are three separate windings at threedifferent points upon the handle,

and that the threads forming the mop are securely bound against movementin either direction upon the handle and a very efli cient mop isproduced.

It will be understood. that the last winding 11 may be omitted ifdesired and a mop of 7 two windings produced.

the other end 7" of the binding wire 7 is woundtightly around the sameto form the first winding 9 which binds said threads in' binding wirehaving one end extending" through the hole in the handle and the otherend wound around the inner portion of said threads upon one side of saidflange and around the outer portion of said threads upon the oppositeside of said flange, the

two ends of said wire being fastened together upon the interior of thebunch of threads.

2. In an article of the character described, the combination, with ahandle provided near one end with an annular groove, a. hole extendingthrough said grooved portion, and a tapered end portion, of a bunch ofthreads arranged around said handle, and a binding wire having one endextending through the hole in the handle, and the other end wound aroundthe lower portion of said threads to bind them in the groove, the topportion of said threads being then turned down and said end of thebinding wire Wound around said threads to bind the combination, With ahandle having tWo annular flanges, an annular groove between saidflanges, a hole extending transversely through said grooved portion, anda tapered end portion, of a bunch ofithreads arranged around saidhandle, and a binding wire having one end extending through the hole inthe handle and the other end wound around the lower portion of saidthreads to bind them in said groove, then. Wound. around the turned downupper portion of said threads to bind them beyond the outer flange, thenwound around the inner portion of said threads to bind them upon thetapered end portion adjacent the free end thereof and then secured tothe first mentioned end of the binding wire. p CHARLES S. NELSON.

Witnesses:

' W. H. THURSTON, v

J. H. THURSTON.

